Effects of textured food masticatory performance in older people with different dental conditions

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Comparison of tongue pressure according to dental status

	N	Dental status	mean ± SD	p-value
MITP (kPa)	24	Natural teeth	40.41 ± 16.65*^ab	0.026*
MITP (kPa)	8	Full denture	22.98 ± 12.13*	0.026*
APL (kPa)	24	Natural teeth	18.94 ± 10.27*	0.044*
APL (kPa)	8	Full denture	10.81 ± 62.93*	0.044*

SD Standard deviation, APL Average pressure level, MITP Maximum isometric tongue pressure
^aValues are presented as mean ± standard deviation
^bTongue pressure was measured using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument
^*p < 0.05, comparisons between the groups were conducted using an independent t-test
^*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01

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